Citation for Picture I. Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives 5–10% A. Geography as a field of inquiry B. Evolution of key geographical concepts and models associated with notable geographers C. Key concepts underlying the geographical perspective: location, space, place, scale, pattern, regionalization, and globalization D. Key geographical skills1. How to use and think about maps and spatial data2. How to understand and interpret the implications of associations among phenomena in places3. How to recognize and interpret at different scales the relationships among patterns and processes4. How to define regions and evaluate the regionalization process5. How to characterize and analyze changing interconnections among places E. Geographic technologies, such as GIS, remote sensing, and GPS F. Sources of geographical ideas and data: the field, census data, and satellite imagery
This unit may be considered simple or non-important but in all actuallity covers the basics of all the things we do in this class. It's important to be able to use and understand what maps and case studies tell us. In this unit it discuses more physical geography, but human geography is made up of both, cultural geography and physical geography.
The course introduces students to the importance of spatial organization — the location of places, people, and events, and the connections among places and landscapes — in the understanding of human life on Earth. Geographic concepts emphasized throughout the course are location, space, place, scale, pattern, regionalization, and globalization. These concepts are basic to students’ understanding of spatial interaction and spatial behavior, the dynamics of human population growth and movement, patterns of culture, economic activities, political organization of space, and human settlement patterns, particularly urbanization. Students learn how to use and interpret maps.AP College Board Course description
In our wiki, we discuss the map projections, all required vocabulary for the unit, current events that have to do with this unit. In depth, we go over the five themes of geography, and we also have some extra information for the curious.
Perception of placedescribes the way we develop a place that we've never been to by using information we have recieved from books, movies, stories and pictures.
Absolute Location- accurate location, sometimes determined by its exact longitude and latitude points. Relative Location- A place in relation to other features around it. example: North Carolina is located North of South Carolina, east of Tennessee, and South of Virginia.
Mental Mapsare the maps we create in our minds of places that we have been or have heard about, allowing us to envision what they look like.
Activity Spaces are spaces in which we visit often or daily and are more accurately detailed in our minds.
All of our activity spaces will include Millbrook High School because we come here everyday.
Google Earth:
Google earth is a virtual world map that allows you to view, zoom and explore different regions of the earth.
Google earth manipulates its images by using satellite pictures received from space as well as satellite trucks that take pictures on the streets. Google Earth Videos--This youtube page has a collection of videos that show different interesting pictures found within the Google earth maps. Google Earth-Official Site--To learn more about the cool things that google earth can do! Current Event-related to maps.
GPS: Global Position System A GPS can show your exact position on earth by using a series of satellites with extreme accuracy. If you have a GPS or other navigation system, such as a smart phone, then you are able to go geocaching!
Basic Information: Each GPS satellite transmits data that indicates its location and the current time. All GPS satellitessynchronize operationsso that these repeating signals are transmitted at the same instant. The signals, moving at the speed of light,arrive at a GPS receiver at slightly different timesbecause some satellites are further away than others. The distance to the GPS satellites can be determined by estimating the amount of time it takes for their signals to reach the receiver. When the receiver estimates the distance to at least four GPS satellites, it can calculate its position in three dimensions. There are at least24 operational GPS satellitesat all times plus a number of spares. The satellites, operated by the US DoD, orbit with a period of 12 hours (two orbits per day) at a height of about 11,500 miles traveling at 9,000mph (3.9km/s or 14,000kph). Ground stations are used to precisely track each satellite's orbit.
1. Location-highlights how the geographical position of people and things on the Earth's surface affects what happens and why
Absolute Locationprovides a definite reference to locate a place(latitude/longitude)
Relative locationdescribes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places.
Location Theory- a logical attempt to explain the locational pattern of an economic activity and the manner in which its producing areas are interrelated
2. Human-Environment Interactions- reciprocal relationship between humans and environment and how the human modifys to it 3. Region- an area on the Earth's surface marked by a degree of formal, functional, or perceptual homogeneity of some phenomenon
Formal Regions- are those that are designated by boundaries (Ex: cities, states, counties, and countries); they are clearly indicated and publicaly known
Functional Regions- a region deifined by the particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it (connections)
Vernacular Regions- perceived regions, they have no formal boundaries (Ex: The "South", "North". and the "Midwest")
4. Place- uniqueness of a location
Two types:
Physical Differences- include mountains, rivers and wildlife and things that occur naturally
Human Differences- are things that have changed due to people, such as roads and buildings
Sense of Place- state of mind derived through the infusion of a place with meaning and emotion by remembering important events that occurred in that place or by labeling a place with a certain character
Perception of Place- belief or "understanding" of a place that is developed through books, movies or media
5. Movement- travel of people, goods and ideas from one location to another (Ex: America's westward expansion and immigration)
Distance:measurement of the physical space between two places
Accessibility:the degree of ease with which it is possible to reach a certain location from other locations; varies from place to place and can be measured
Connectivity:the degree of direct linkage between one particular location and other locations in a transport network
These themes can be answered using these questions:
Location:Where is it located?
Human- Environment Interactions:What is the relationship between humans and their environment?
Region:How and why is an area similar to another?
Place:What's it like there?
Movement:How and why are areas connected to each other?
In addition to these themes--- Landscape is a core element of geography it refers to the material character of a place, the complex of natural features, human structures, and other tangible objects that give a place a particular from.
Cultural Landscape: the visible imprint of human activity on the landscape
Sequent Occupance: the notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape
This article is about how people are now making very large topographic maps. They are up to eight feet tall! I posted the link below that gets you to the website where you can order them.
Citation for Picture
I. Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives 5–10%
A. Geography as a field of inquiry
B. Evolution of key geographical concepts and models associated with notable geographers
C. Key concepts underlying the geographical perspective: location, space, place, scale, pattern, regionalization, and globalization
D. Key geographical skills1. How to use and think about maps and spatial data2. How to understand and interpret the implications of associations among phenomena in places3. How to recognize and interpret at different scales the relationships among patterns and processes4. How to define regions and evaluate the regionalization process5. How to characterize and analyze changing interconnections among places
E. Geographic technologies, such as GIS, remote sensing, and GPS
F. Sources of geographical ideas and data: the field, census data, and satellite imagery
This unit may be considered simple or non-important but in all actuallity covers the basics of all the things we do in this class. It's important to be able to use and understand what maps and case studies tell us. In this unit it discuses more physical geography, but human geography is made up of both, cultural geography and physical geography.
The course introduces students to the importance of spatial organization — the location of places, people, and events, and the connections among places and landscapes — in the understanding of human life on Earth. Geographic concepts emphasized throughout the course are location, space, place, scale, pattern, regionalization, and globalization. These concepts are basic to students’ understanding of spatial interaction and spatial behavior, the dynamics of human population growth and movement, patterns of culture, economic activities, political organization of space, and human settlement patterns, particularly urbanization. Students learn how to use and interpret maps.AP College Board Course description
In our wiki, we discuss the map projections, all required vocabulary for the unit, current events that have to do with this unit. In depth, we go over the five themes of geography, and we also have some extra information for the curious.
**Flashcards/Review Page**:
Map Projections:
map projections:
map types:
Click here for Questions involving these map projections:
Location and Place:
Click for interactive Vocabulary!
Perception of place describes the way we develop a place that we've never been to by using information we have recieved from books, movies, stories and pictures.
Absolute Location- accurate location, sometimes determined by its exact longitude and latitude points.
Relative Location- A place in relation to other features around it.
example: North Carolina is located North of South Carolina, east of Tennessee, and South of Virginia.
Mental Maps are the maps we create in our minds of places that we have been or have heard about, allowing us to envision what they look like.
Activity Spaces are spaces in which we visit often or daily and are more accurately detailed in our minds.
All of our activity spaces will include Millbrook High School because we come here everyday.
Click here for larger version
Geocaching:
http://www.geocaching.com/
On the geocaching website under the search North Carolina, there are over 12,000 search results for valid geocache sites!
Related Vocabulary
Google Earth:
Google earth is a virtual world map that allows you to view, zoom and explore different regions of the earth.
Google earth manipulates its images by using satellite pictures received from space as well as satellite trucks that take pictures on the streets.
Google Earth Videos--This youtube page has a collection of videos that show different interesting pictures found within the Google earth maps.
Google Earth-Official Site--To learn more about the cool things that google earth can do!
Current Event-related to maps.
GPS:
Global Position System
A GPS can show your exact position on earth by using a series of satellites with extreme accuracy.
If you have a GPS or other navigation system, such as a smart phone, then you are able to go geocaching!
Basic Information:
Each GPS satellite transmits data that indicates its location and the current time. All GPS satellites synchronize operations so that these repeating signals are transmitted at the same instant. The signals, moving at the speed of light, arrive at a GPS receiver at slightly different times because some satellites are further away than others. The distance to the GPS satellites can be determined by estimating the amount of time it takes for their signals to reach the receiver. When the receiver estimates the distance to at least four GPS satellites, it can calculate its position in three dimensions.
There are at least 24 operational GPS satellites at all times plus a number of spares. The satellites, operated by the US DoD, orbit with a period of 12 hours (two orbits per day) at a height of about 11,500 miles traveling at 9,000mph (3.9km/s or 14,000kph). Ground stations are used to precisely track each satellite's orbit.
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/howgpsworks.php
To read more about GPS systems and how they work visit: GPS Information
Five Themes of Geography:
Picture citation: geography.pppst.com
1. Location- highlights how the geographical position of people and things on the Earth's surface affects what happens and why
- Absolute Location provides a definite reference to locate a place(latitude/longitude)
- Relative location describes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places.
- Location Theory- a logical attempt to explain the locational pattern of an economic activity and the manner in which its producing areas are interrelated
2. Human-Environment Interactions- reciprocal relationship between humans and environment and how the human modifys to it3. Region- an area on the Earth's surface marked by a degree of formal, functional, or perceptual homogeneity of some phenomenon
4. Place- uniqueness of a location
Two types:
5. Movement- travel of people, goods and ideas from one location to another (Ex: America's westward expansion and immigration)
These themes can be answered using these questions:
In addition to these themes--- Landscape is a core element of geography it refers to the material character of a place, the complex of natural features, human structures, and other tangible objects that give a place a particular from.
FIVE THEMES VIDEO:
LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE VIDEO:
MAP PROJECTIONS AND GIS VIDEO:
MAPPING THE OCEANS VIDEO:
Citations:
Current Event:
Geography Current Events:http://geology.com/news/category/geography.shtml (third article down) *as of 1/4/12
This article is about how people are now making very large topographic maps. They are up to eight feet tall! I posted the link below that gets you to the website where you can order them.
Link:
http://www.mytopo.com/?pid=digital-topoHome Page
By: Reilly Finnegan, Lexi McCool, Pressy Muraguri, Lexi Ankrum